Trends in dispensing of individual prescription opioid formulations, Canada 2005–2020

Background Canada has experienced a distinctly bifurcated pattern of (strong) opioid utilization post-2000, with multifold increases rendering it one of the world’s highest opioid consumption rates, followed by subsequent substantive declines since 2011/2012. Several interventions to control especia...

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Main Authors: Wayne Jones, Ridhwana Kaoser, David Rudoler, Benedikt Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-022-00423-1